FirstVDS vs HexCore — which to choose for a VPS
Comparing VPS from the catalogue: 15 plans at FirstVDS and 9 plans at HexCore. Prices come from the providers' price lists and are updated every day.
In short
- Cheaper — FirstVDS on 5 of 6 comparable configurations, HexCore on 1.
- More countries — HexCore: 3 vs 2. Only there: Estonia.
- Free backups — only at HexCore (9 plans of 9).
- IPv6 support — only at HexCore (9 plans of 9).
- Trial period — only at FirstVDS.
These points are built from catalogue figures and change with the price lists.
Key facts
FirstVDS
HexCore
VPS price from
$3.71 a month
$3.62 a month
VPS plans in the catalogue
15
9
Countries
Russia, Netherlands
Russia, Netherlands, Estonia
DDoS protection
yes — 15 plans of 15
yes — 9 plans of 9
Free backups
no
yes — 9 plans of 9
Unlimited traffic
yes — 15 plans of 15
yes — 9 plans of 9
IPv6 support
no
yes — 9 plans of 9
Trial period
On request to support
no
Payment
Russian card / SBP, YooMoney, Invoice for companies, International card
Russian card / SBP, Invoice for companies
Refunds
Unused balance refunded
Full refund within the first 7 days
Free
no
no
Support
no
no
Clients
no
no
Uptime guarantee (SLA)
not stated
99.96%
In business
since 2002
since 2015
Same configuration — where it is cheaper
The cheapest plan with at least as many cores and as much memory. No exact match — we take the nearest larger one.
Need
FirstVDS
HexCore
1 core · 1 GB
1 core · 2 GB
2 cores · 2 GB
2 cores · 4 GB
4 cores · 8 GB
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper — FirstVDS or HexCore?
FirstVDS — VPS from $3.71 a month, HexCore — from $3.62. With 2 cores and 4 GB — $11.41 (“VDS Acceleration”) vs $22.34 (“VDS 4 vCPU · 4 GB · 60 GB”). Prices are updated from the providers' price lists.
Where are the FirstVDS and HexCore servers?
FirstVDS — Russia, Netherlands. HexCore — Russia, Netherlands, Estonia.